Frazier Stops Ramos in Second Round at Madison Square Garden
Joe Frazier defeated Manuel Ramos by technical knockout in the second round at Madison Square Garden to retain the heavyweight title scene. The bout featured a strong knockdown and a relentless body and head attack by Frazier, who improved to 21-0 with 19 knockouts as Ramos fell to 20-7-2.
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Joe Frazier
Rocky Marciano
Jimmy Ellis
Mexico
Manuel Ramos
Frazier
Madison Square Garden
Buster Mathis
Floyd Patterson
Art Mercante
New York
Ramos
Cassius Clay
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maine
Ellis
Louisville
World Boxing Association
Clay
Marciano
Pirates Hold July Tryout Camp At Marion Oasis Park
Pittsburgh Pirates scouts run a two day tryout camp July 5 and 6 at Marion Oasis Park under Midwest supervisor Bill Clark with Jim Schafer assisting. Report time is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with no lunch break, for players aged 16 and older. Legion players require coach or post commander approval. Lonborg rests five days per Dr. Tierney after mild tendonitis. Spitz sets world mark in 400 meter freestyle at 4.77 for Santa Clara Swim Club, surpassing Charleton’s 4:08.2 from earlier.
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Pittsburgh Pirate
Marion Oasis Park
New Rt. 13
Bill Clark
Columbia
Jim Schafer
Marion
American Legion
Jim Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Lonborg
Thomas Tierney
Mconday
Chicago
Boston
Mark Spitz
Santa Clara Swim Club
Don Schollander
Spitz
Greg Charleton
Los Angeles
Mets Could Have Three All-Star Pitchers In Nods
Red Schoendienst could name eight starters for the July 9 All-Star game with the Mets potentially supplying three hurlers Jerry Koosman Dick Selma and Tom Seaver amid a prominent Mets contingent. Nolan Ryan leads a strong rookie corps and Jer ry Grote anchors the catching.
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New York Mets
Cardinal
Red Schoendienst
Mets
Cincinnati
Jerry Koosman
Don Drysdale
Bob Gibson
Cardinals
Steve Carlton
Billy Hands
Ferguson
Cubs
Jenkins
Gibson
Woody Fryman
Phils
Jim Bunning
Bob Veale
Pirates
Mike Cuellar
Bill Singer
Larry Jaster
Pat
Mets Boswell suffers broken finger in loss
New York Met second baseman Ken Boswell broke the fourth finger on his left hand in Monday night’s 6 5 defeat to Cincinnati and will miss three or four weeks. He was examined at Christ Hospital by Dr. Joseph Porter and will return to New York for further care with possible pin insertion.
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Mets
Nolan Ryan
Ron Hunt
New York
Ken Boswell
Cincinnnati
Boswell
Joseph Porter
Christ Hospital
Northrup hits grand slams in succession
Detroit's Jim Northrup tied a major league record by belting grand slams in both the fifth and sixth innings to power a 14-3 defeat of the Cleveland Indians. Denny McLain earned the win, while Cleveland starter Mike Paul took the loss. The Tigers extended their AL lead over the Indians to 7 1/2 games.
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Jim Northrup
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Northrup
Eddie Fisher
Billy Rohr
Tigers
Reggie Jackson
Ed Sprange
Oakland
California
Minnesota Twins
White Sox
Bob Allison
John Roseboro
Baltimore
Jim Gentile
Hal Kurtz
Cleveland
Bill Freehan
Don Wert
Wert
Shaker Medical Center
Denny McLain
Indians
Mike Paul
Detroit
Mayo Smith
Texas law figure cites gun ownership study
U S Rep Bob Casey of Texas cites a Penn State Krug study using FBI Uniform Crime Reports to argue firearms availability lowers crime overall. He notes crime rates did not rise with higher gun ownership and highlight the need to address gun misuse and criminals.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Bob Casey
Texas
Casey
FBI
Alan S. Krug
Penn State University
Krug
Uniform Crime Reports
Major League Standings Rainy Schedule With Night Games
The list shows multiple rain affected games and scheduled night matchups across the majors. Teams include Philadelphia at Atlanta, New York at Cincinnati, Chicago at Houston, Pittsburgh at St Louis, Los Angeles at San Francisco, Boston at Baltimore, Detroit at New York, Cleveland at Washington, Minnesota at Chicago, and Oakland at California with starting pitchers and records noted for each contest.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
L. Jackson
Atlanta
Reed
New York
Seaver
Cincinnati
Culver
Chicago
Niekro
Houston
Cuellar
Blass
Gibson
Los Angeles
Osteen
San Francisco
Sadecki
Oakland
California
Boston
Culp
Baltimore
Bunker
Detroit
Lolich
Barber
Cleveland
Siebert
Washington
Coleman
Minnesota
Perry
Horlen
Hunter
Ellis
Chicago Houston
Minesota
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Longborg
Hayward, Calif
Jarvis
Giants
Juan Marichal
Cinch
Yastrzemski Howard
Freehan
Saorvislop Fregosi
Bobby Winkles
Arizona State
SIU
Marty Karow
Joe Lutz
SIU Edwardsville
Roy Lee
Karen
Lutz
Missouri
Indiana
Kentucky
Wat
Carbondale Appliance and Television Mart
212
S. Ill
Carbondale
Alvin Dark
Willie Smith
Tribe
Tony Horton
Henry McLemore
Daytona Beach
Fla
International News Service
United Press
Red Cross
Marion Pool
Oasis Park
Ron Northrup
Tony Conigliaro
Red Sox
Ball Park
Conigliaro
National Rifle Association of America
The
United States
Econolease Corporation
Miners Ave
Vogler Motor Co
Ill
King Edward
America
UNIRC
Poe
UNI
OYAL
Jake
AND
Recap, Inc
E. Main
Chase
N. Court
E. Madison
Herrin
Pontiac
Dr. H.T. Air
Cadillac
Volkswagen
Dr. Air
Spd
Impala
Swindell
Jim Pearl
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